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- page 1 of 5 Acharei - Afterward; later; latter; end - root: achar Acharit hayamim - Latter days; end of days Akeida - Binding - The common reference is to the binding of Isaac on the altar by Abraham Avinu, Malkeinu - Our Father, Our King Avracham Avinu - Abraham our father (though there is an h sound in Abraham, the ch pronunciation is known as yeshiva boker, a form of American Hebrew/Yiddish slang) Baruch HaShem - Bless G-d Beit Lechem - lit. "House of Bread" - Bethlehem Bil'am - Balaam B'reishis - Genesis - lit. in the beginning - the Hebrew Bibles name for the first book of the Bible Calev - as the heart; dog - Caleb, the companion of Joshua who trusted G-d and inherited the Land Chilion - lit. longing after, pining - Brother of Machlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, husband to Orpah - died in the plains of Moab Chumash - Book published with the weekly specified readings of the Torah, Prophets and the five Megillas: Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations Davak - lit. cleave; joined, welded together Derech - A pathway not heavily travelled, laid down by others before you. Diaspora - Name given to the exile of Israel from the Land of Promise. Current diaspora has lasted 3,000 years. Dvariim - lit. words - the Hebrew Bibles name for Deuteronomy Eikev - lit. result; heel - the root word for Yakov (Jacob) Eishes Chayil - lit. wife of valor; of accomplishment; of virtue - Proverbs 31:10-31; Ruth 3:1 1 Elimelech - lit. my G-d, the King - husband of Naomi, father of Machlon and Chilion, died in plains of Moab Ger - lit. sojourner; proselyte- former Gentile now grafted into the nation of Israel - plural gerim Goyim - lit. nations - in the Bible G-d uses the term to describe the lost, those outside of His redeemed people Halacha - lit. the way to walk HaMakom - lit. the Place - a frequently used colloquialism referring to Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, or even to the person of G-d Himself